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A trying and surprising 2024 year in U.S. trucking comes to an end as private fleets and for-hire motor carriers look to 2025 as a year of potential change and profits.
Videos

Is it over yet? A look back at 2024 and ahead to 2025

Dec. 18, 2024
After a surprising 2024 for private fleets amid the freight recession, the trucking industry looks ahead to 2025 and its potential and unknowns. ACT Research's Ken Vieth shares...
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Analyzing customer data from July to September 2024, fleet operations platform Samsara identified where CDL holders are most distracted on the road as well as when the threat of distraction is most prominent.
Safety

These states have the most distracted professional drivers

Dec. 18, 2024
Distracted driving isn’t only a problem for amateurs. It affects even the most seasoned commercial drivers, too. Here are the states where professional drivers exhibit the most...
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Operations

Multiple months of no accidents or injuries were achieved by this fleet after revamping its safety program

Dec. 17, 2024
Ocean State Job Lot, a New England-area retail store, decided to build a safety culture through driver input, coaching, and technology. The fleet now has multiple months of zero...
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News

Supreme Court declines to hear case on California emissions waiver

Dec. 17, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a lawsuit by 17 states that argued California’s vehicle emissions waiver was unconstitutional. The decision is another legal victory ...

Eric Van Egeren | FleetOwner
As the fleets continue to navigate an evolving economic and regulatory landscape, we present the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities based on data gathered by FleetOwner and several industry organizations. Trucking By the Numbers 2024 shines a light on the top concerns, economic factors, advancements, and more data that tells the trucking story in charts and figures.

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Remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge
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The Newport Pell Bridge in Newport, Rhode Island. September 2024.
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AI in supply chain

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FMCSA revokes four ELDs: What motor carriers need to know to stay compliant
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